Mary Rosse

Mary Rosse was a photographer, blacksmith, artist and astronomer (1813–1885).

Also recorded as Mary Rosse, Countess of Rosse; Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse; Mary Field; Mary Parsons.

Mary Rosse in brief

Born
1813
Died
1885
Known for
photographer, blacksmith, artist and astronomer
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Identity and origins

Mary Rosse was recorded at birth as Mary Field. The authorities additionally record the headings Mary Rosse, Countess of Rosse, Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse, Mary Field and Mary Parsons. Her recorded language was English.

She was the child of John Wilmer Field. She married William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse. 4 children are recorded: Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, Richard Parsons, Randal Parsons and Charles Algernon Parsons.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1756 to 2000.

Microcirculation / edited by Mary P. Wiedeman., dated [1974], held by Wellcome Collection. A catalogue of the Ross Archives / compiled by Mary E. Gibson., dated 1983, held by Wellcome Collection. Ross A. McFarland collection in aerospace medicine and human factors engineering / Mary Ann Hoffman, Roberta A. Ritchie., dated 1987, held by Wellcome Collection. Coffadwriaeth hiraethlon am Dafydd, Ifan, ac Eliz. Sion, plant Sion a Mary Dafydd, o Bant-y-rhedynen, ym Mhlwgf Llandyssyl, ... Gan Ifan Lewis, dated 1794, held by Wellcome Collection. Ross, Mary H, dated 20th Century, held by Wellcome Collection. A discourse delivered before the University of Cambridge, at St. Mary's on Commencement Sunday, July 4. 1756 . By John Ross, D.D. and Fellow of S. John's College., dated 1756, held by Wellcome Collection. Enabling women to breastfeed : a review of practices which promote or inhibit breastfeeding - with evidence-based guidance for practice / Mary J. Renfrew, Mike W. Woolridge, Helen Ross McGill., dated 2000, held by Wellcome Collection. Answers for Mary Loutit, only child of the deceased Thomas Loutit of Tenston, late merchant in Kirkwall; to the petition of Andrew Ross, chamberlain of the earldom of Orkney, bearing date July 9th, 1761, dated 1761, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 208 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

45736a, 1886-05-10, ROSSE (Mary, Countess of ROSSE), [nee Mary Field]†, no. 10 Connaught Place, Art Sales Catalogues Online. Mary, Countess of Rosse (1813–85), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, 2015. Mary, Countess of Rosse (1813–1885) Photographer and Philanthropist, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 2003. Rosse, 3rd Earl of [William Parsons, Lord Rosse, Lord Oxmantown] (1800?67) and Rosse, 4th Earl of [Laurence Parsons, Lord Rosse, Lord Oxmantown] (1840?1908), The Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Rosse, Franz, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1813Mary Rosse born.
  2. 1885Mary Rosse died.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    45736a, 1886-05-10, ROSSE (Mary, Countess of ROSSE), [nee Mary Field]†, no. 10 Connaught Place, Art Sales Catalogues Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Mary, Countess of Rosse (1813–1885) Photographer and Philanthropist, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Mary, Countess of Rosse (1813–85), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Rosse, 3rd Earl of [William Parsons, Lord Rosse, Lord Oxmantown] (1800?67) and Rosse, 4th Earl of [Laurence Parsons, Lord Rosse, Lord Oxmantown] (1840?1908), The Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Rosse, Franz, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 208 works naming Mary Rosse.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3296235: Mary Rosse

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Mary Rosse”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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